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Literacy Centers Jun 5, 2016

Research-Based Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics Worksheets

Worksheets can target practice in a specific skill or help students learn a new concept. Worksheets can serve as excellent independent practice. Teachers can use worksheets…

Literacy Centers Jun 4, 2016

Drill and Kill Worksheets

Although deliberate practice is not solely reserved for worksheets, it would certainly seem that targeted, independent worksheets can certainly provide deliberate practice that involves "attention, rehearsal,…

Literacy Centers Apr 17, 2016

30 Spelling Questions, Answers, and Resources

Spelling instruction remains a contentious topic. No other literacy skill seems to run the complete gamut of instructional implementation from emphasis to de-emphasis. This article deals…

Literacy Centers Apr 16, 2016

How to Teach Grammar to Primary Students

Teaching grammar, usage, mechanics, spelling, and vocabulary to primary students can be challenging. Here's a fun instructional approach to teach the rigorous Language Strand Standards.

Literacy Centers Mar 26, 2016

How to Teach English Grammar

How to Teach English Grammar asks and provides possible answers to the most pressing When, Why, How, What, and Whom questions related to teaching grammar.

Literacy Centers Mar 22, 2016

Grammar Programs

Teachers frequently ask which grammar program will best meet the needs of their students. Check out these assessment-based, Common Core-aligned programs in these instructional formats: traditional,…

Literacy Centers Dec 28, 2015

ELA and Reading Articles and Resources

An index of ELA/reading articles and assessment-based instructional resources which equip teachers to teach to the whole class and individualize instruction.

Literacy Centers Dec 27, 2015

FREE Diagnostic Reading and ELA Assessments

Teachers need accurate and teachable ELA and reading assessments and recording matrices to inform decision-making about whole class and individualized instruction. Each of these assessments has…